Plow.



R. PAYTON.

PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 8, 1911.

1,018,076. Patented Feb. 20; 1912.

UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

RICHARD PAYTON, OF MOLINE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO DEERE & COMPANY, ACORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

PLOW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 20, 1912.

Original application filed December 24, 1908, Serial N 0. 469,075.Divided and this application filed April 8, 1911. Serial No. 619,850.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD PAYTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Moline, in the county of Rock Island and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Plows, of which.the following is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawing.

This invention relates to improvements in plows, and more especially inplow handle mountings.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a plow handle mountinghaving improved connections for angular adjustment about a verticalaxis.

Other objects are to provide certain improved structural features, whichwill be fully described in the following specification.

Of the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a plow embodyingmy invention lying on its side. Fig. 2 is a side perspective view of theplow.

In the drawings, A represents the plow body, comprising a share 1, alandside 2, a moldboard 3, and a frame or frog 4, to which the share,the landside and the mold board are connected by means of bolts orrivets.

B represents the plow beam which is preferably formed of a single steelforging. The beam comprises a forward horizontal portion 5 and arearward vertical portion or standard 6.

The upper partof the frog 4; is formed with a vertical concave part inwhich is a horizontal slotted hole 7 Secured to the lower part of theplow body is a bracket 8 having a vertical concave surface in alinementwith the vertical concave surface of the frog. This bracket is providedwith a horizontal slotted hole 9. Bolts 10 and 11 are provided whichextend through the slotted holes 7 and 9 in the frog and the bracketrespectively and through suitable apertures in the standard 6. By meansof washers and nuts on the bolts 10 and 11 the standard may be rigidlyclamped against the curved surface of the frog and of the bracket andheld in any desired position.

It will be understood that while the means of connection between thebeam and the body which I have described is the one which I deempreferable, other means of connection can be used as desired so far asmy present invention is concerned.

12, 12 represent handle bars which converge toward their forward ends atwhich they are connected by means of bolts 13, 13 to a pivot piece 14,provided with a vertical pivot pin 15.

16 is a horizontal rearward extending bracket pivoted or otherwisesecured at its forward end to the lower part of the standard. The rearend of the bracket 16 is provided with an eye or hearing in which thepin 15 is mounted. The pin is held in place by means of a cotter 17.

18 is a second bracket also secured at its forward end to the standard6. It is provided with a vertical aperture in substantial alinement withthe bearing aperture in the rear end of the bracket 16. The lowersurface of the bracket 18 is provided with a series of radial notchesarranged concentrically with the aperture.

19 is a washer or securing plate provided with a vertical apertureadapted to register with the aperture in the bracket 18, and with teethadapted to mesh with the notches of the bracket.

20 represents a V-shaped strap which is connected at its rear end to thehandle bars 12, 12 by means of the transverse threaded rod 21 extendingthrough suitable apertures in the strap and in the handle bars. Theforward part of the strap engages the washer or retaining plate 19 andis held in place against horizontal movement by means of suitabledepending lugs or flanges. A bolt or pivot pin 22 extends through theaperture in the bracket and in the plate and carries at its lower headedend a washer 23 which bears against the lower edge of the strap andserves to hold the strap in firm engagement with the plate 19.

It will be observed that by my invention I have provided a handlemounting which is connected to the beam independently ofthe body andwhich permits angular adjustment of the handles by the loosening of asingle bolt 22. In addition to this the handle mounting is provided withtwo separated alined pivots which serve to give it very rigid supportagainst vertical tilting.

The unitary Vshaped strap 20 for connecting the upper pivot with thehandle bars is another advantageous feature.

I do not herein claim the specific form of connection between the beamand the body, or the provision in a plow of independent pivotalconnections between the beam and the handles and the beam and the body.These features are described and covered in my copending application forplows, filed Dec. 24,1908, Serial No. 469,075, of which this applicationis a division.

lVhat I claim is:

1. In a plow comprising a body and a beam, the combination of twoseparate pivot elements arranged one substantially vertically above theother, means for mounting both of the elements for angular adjustmentrelative to the body and beam about a common substantially verticalaxis, and a handle mounting provided with independent connections toeach of the said elements.

2. In a plow comprising a body and a beam, the combination of twoseparated brackets provided with alined substantially verticalapertures, two handle bars converging toward their lower forward ends, apivot piece connected with the lower forward ends of the bars andprovided with a pivot pin adapted to extend within the lower of the saidapertures, a pivot pin adapted to extend within the upper of the saidapertures, a connection between the second pivot pin and the bars, thesaid bars and the said connection being adjustable together with respectto the body and beam about the said pins, and means for locking the barsin adjusted position against movement about the pins.

3. In a plow, two separated elements provided with alined substantiallyvertical apertures, a handle mounting, two separate alined pivot devicesconnected with the handle mounting and extending respectively into theapertures of the two brackets, and a device for locking the handlemounting directly to one of the brackets to prevent relative angularmovement.

t. In a plow, the combination of a beam provided with a substantiallyvertical rear end portion forming a standard, a plow body secured to thestandard, two separate rearward extending brackets secured at theirforward ends to the standard and provided at their rear ends with alinedapertures, a handle mounting, two separate alined pivot devicesconnected with the handle mounting and extending respectively into theapertures of the two brackets, and a device for locking the handlemounting directly to one of the brackets to prevent relative angularmovement.

5. In a plow, the combination of a beam provided with a substantiallyvertical rear end portion forming a standard, a plow body secured to thestandard, a rearward extending bracket secured at its forward end to thestandard and provided at its rear end with vertical apertures, a handlemounting, a pivot device connected with the handle mounting andextending into the apertures in the bracket, a second bracket secured tothe standard and provided with a vertical aperture in alinement withthat of the first bracket, the said second bracket being provided withradial notches arranged concentrically with the said aperture, a platesecured to the handle mounting and provided with an aperture adapted toregister with that of the second bracket and with teeth adapted toengage the notches of the second bracket, and a bolt extending throughthe apertures in the bracket and plate for securing them, together withthe handle mount ing, in adjusted position.

6. In a plow, two separate elements arranged one substantially above theother, means for mounting both of the elements for angular adjustmentabout a common substantially vertical axis, two handle bars convergingtoward their lower forward ends and connected at their lower forwardends to the lower of the two said elements, and a V-strap with itsdiverging ends extending rearward and connected to the two handle barsand with its forward part secured to the upper of the two said elements.

7. In a plow, two handle bars converging toward their lower forwardends, a device for pivotally mounting the said bars at the said lowerforward ends, a bracket above the said device provided with a verticalaperture and with a horizontal surface, a plate in engagement with thesaid horizontal surface of the bracket, and provided with an aperture inregister with that of the bracket, a V-strap with its diverging endsextending rearward and connected to the two handle bars and a singlebolt engaging the V-strap and extending through the plate and bracketapertures to lock together the V-strap, the plate and the bracket.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

RICHARD PILYTON. \Vitnesses H. E. RicH, A. A. CoNwnLL.

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